Hi Coco!
You have received many good recipe ideas. Here is one more, add one can Hunts diced fire roasted tomatoes (drained) and 1 zucchini quartered lengthwise and slice in to any mac and cheese combo that gets baked..... but not to the boxed variety. As someone else suggested, if your "boxed" m and c is gluey you are overcooking those noodles. Always add extra cheese,...... any variety will spice up that boxed stuff.
Fresh is always best and I am finding that organic veggies and meats are of superior quality, although I can't always afford to buy them. With the meat you can actually smell the difference raw. Especially with chicken.
I do insist on "free range eggs" there is a difference!
I also buy organic bananas....they last about twice as long as the regular. When they start going black they are still fairly firm inside, not over ripe and mushy. I've got a batch in my own yard but they're not ready to pick yet!
I grow my own herbs and this year had peppers galore, Especially hot ones. Not much luck with anything else in FL. Too hot.
Olive oil: First pressed is best ....look at the color....it should be green no matter where its from.
Let us know how you make out with your Mac and Cheese!
r.